Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all fathers everywhere!

In our family on special occasions we prefer to eat at home.  When asked, Jim wanted Rib Eye steaks for dinner.  He and Sarah went to the liquor store yesterday and bought what they thought was the perfect wine to go with dinner. We ate well!

Menu
Rib Eye Steak
Salad
Roasted Potatoes

Wine
Cimes de Lartigue 2005 (See image of label attached to this entry)
85 points
Jim was just reading the notes on the wine.  We aren't sure what this taster meant by this review.

"This wine is a blend of 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, aged in seasoned oak barrels.  To the eye a deep purple color.  To the nose, there is a sweet cherry fruit with notes of dusty gravel and tobacco.  The sweet fruit lasts on the palate through the medium length finish."  Alain Harvey on 4/19/2013.

Okay, we have determined that it does not smell or taste like a dusty road.  Maybe the taster just wanted to say earthy?  To us it was rich, dark and delicious! Do we have a discriminating palate?  Who knows?

Recipe: Roasted Potatoes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2# small red potatoes (or fingerlings)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 T fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
Olive Olive

1.  Cut potatoes in half or quarters, depending on the size.  Place in a casserole pan.
2.  Sprinkle the potatoes with the chopped garlic, fresh rosemary, salt and pepper.
3.  Drizzle with olive and mix
4.  Place in preheated oven and roast 45 minutes - 1 hour.  You might want to mix the potatoes once or twice during the baking process. The potatoes should be nicely browned on the outside and a fork should pass through them easily.